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	Podcast:		Data Stories
	Episode:		20 \| On Maps. With Michal Migurski.
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		01:04:28
	Publish Date:		2013-04-03 00:57:49
	Description:		Hi all, In this episode we talk about maps and map technology. How it evolved and revolutionized the way we think about geography. We have Michal Migurski with us! He is former technology head at Stamen and creator of multiple successful visualizations libraries and tools like Modest Maps and Crimespotting. Episode Chapters 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:06 Our guest: Mike Migurski 00:04:45 How did Mike get started with computers? 00:06:16 Raving in the 90s 00:07:02 The beginnings of Stamen 00:13:49 Oakland Crimespotting 00:14:58 A short history of online mapping 00:17:04 Google maps 00:20:19 Open Street Map 00:24:31 Everyblock 00:26:51 Oakland Crimespotting pt.2 00:32:42 Tools and frameworks – modest maps 00:34:29 Polymaps 00:36:30 Cloudmade 00:38:23 Leaflet.js 00:39:57 Mapnik 00:43:12 d3.geo 00:46:17 How to make geo data accessible in a better way 00:49:56 Automatic labeling 00:51:39 @alignedleft: What is a map tile? 00:55:42 @janwillemtulp: Question on process and inspiration, future trend 00:58:07 @petersonGIS: time ratio data processing vs visualization 01:02:57 Wrapping it up Links Stamen’s Projects Digg Labs Visualizations Oakland Crimespotting The Atlantic’s article on maps: 12 Fresh Ideas for Transforming the Places We Live With Open Data Tools and Frameworks openstreetmaps modestmaps unfolding (like modestmaps, but for processing) leaflet.js polymaps cloudmade kartograph.js mapnik mapbox tilemill cartodb d3.geo Recent Mike’s Projects Walking Papers Field Papers Green Means Go Others http://moveon.org http://fundrace.org http://www.everyblock.com/ http://www.smartchicagocollaborative.org/ http://gismaps.oaklandnet.com/crimewatch/ — Lots of links! Have fun with maps Your browser does not support the audio element.